THE SURVIVORS OF THE BARQUE KEDAR.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1383, 22 July 1878, Page 2

THE SURVIVORS OF THE BARQUE KEDAR.

[By Telegraph.] Auckland, July 20. The schooner Kelly arrived from the Friendly Islands, bringing Louis Oliver, W. Gibson, James Hill, John Morgan, Edward Clevely, and John McGowan, the remaining survivors of the shipwrecked barque Kedar, and the following crew of the barque Lesta, also wrecked :—George Read, Hugh Mclntosh, W. Carlos, James Patterson, Edward McLeod. J. McGowan gave the following account of his sufferings at Kau:—l landed on the island on sth May, with the chief officer and his party, but was suffering from fever, dysentery, and ague, and had to be left behind. I wandered about the island by myself, having nothing to eat but grass, leaves, and shrubs. I could not get water anywhere, and had to do without it for eight days. One evening, the fourth day of my sojourn on the island, I saw Jamieson, the second mate, on the top of the island. He was on one side of a deep gully, I was on the other, and could not get over to him. Ho called out that he was tired, and was going to lie there all night. I also lay down on the spot, and when I awoke next morning I cooeed to him, but got no response. I did not see him again. I have no doubt he is dead. After that time I wandered about half naked, with scarcely anything to oat, sleeping every night in the open air, and. became very weak. On the 30th I heard cooeys in the distance, and I replied t o them, at the same time going in that direction. After some time some persons came up, whom I found to be the Natives in search of Jamieson and myself. They took me in a canoe tothe island of Tapua, and I lived in one of the native houses for two days. McGowan then describes his subsequent kind treatment by Watkins, the missionary, and King George,, of Tonga, to whom the crew presented a testimonial.